2
obtrude(breach, violate, interrupt, impose, interfere)
2
oppose(verb, hold, maintain, secure, resist)
2
panoply(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
place(verb, form, set, start, secure)
2
preserve(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
prevent(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
provide sanctuary(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
repel danger(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
resist(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
save(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
shelter(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
squeeze in(verb, expression, business, interrupt, invade)
2
stabilize(verb, form, place, set, start)
2
stave off(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
take in(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
thrust in(expression, surround, insert, implant)
2
uphold(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
war(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, maintain)
2
withstand(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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